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Quiz about Cities Along Latitude 30 Degrees North

Cities Along Latitude 30 Degrees North Quiz

All of these cities are situated along 30 degrees north, or quite close.

A multiple-choice quiz by author. Estimated time: 7 mins.

Author
author

Time
7 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
98,746

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
20

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
11 / 20

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Question 1 of 20

1. This city is in Morocco. It was destroyed by an earthquake in 1960. Hint

Agadir

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Marrakesh

Safi

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Question 2 of 20

2. This city was made the capital of the Fatimid Dynasty in 973. It was also the capital of the Mamluk sultans in the 13th century. Hint

Cairo

Damascus

Alexandria

Baghdad

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Question 3 of 20

3. This city is an important Egyptian port. Its situated at the south terminus of a canal built in 1859-69, under the direction of French diplomat and canal promoter Ferdinand de Lesseps. Hint

Port Said

Suez

Alexandria

Ismailia

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Question 4 of 20

4. This city is Israel's only port at the Red Sea. Hint

Ashdod

Haifa

Ashqelon

Elat

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Question 5 of 20

5. This city is a seaport town in Jordan, at the Red Sea. It's Jordan's only seaport. Hint

Sharm el Sheikh

Basra

Aqaba

Jidda

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Question 6 of 20

6. This city is a major Iraqi port at the Shatt al Arab. It's a center of oil refining and export. Hint

Kirkuk

Abadan

Basra

Baghdad

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Question 7 of 20

7. This city is an industrial and commercial city. It is the capital of the Fars province in Iran. It is the birthplace of poets Sa�di and Hafez. Hint

Ahvaz

Tabriz

Mashhad

Shiraz

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Question 8 of 20

8. This city is the capital of the Baluchistan province in Pakistan. Hint

Hyderabad

Rawalpindi

Multan

Quetta

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Question 9 of 20

9. This city is in Punjab, Pakistan near Chenab River. It was ruled by the Afghans (1779-1818), by the Sikhs (1818-1849), and was under British sovereignty (1849-1947). Hint

Faisalabad

Multan

Islamabad

Bahawalpur

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Question 10 of 20

10. This city is the joint capital of the Punjab and Haryana states in India. Hint

Amritsar

Chandigarh

Ludhiana

Agra

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Question 11 of 20

11. This city is the capital of Tibet. Hint

Gangtok

Kathmandu

Lhasa

Thimphu

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Question 12 of 20

12. This city was the capital of China 1937-45. It used to be in the Sichuan province (prior to 1997) but is now an autonomous administrative region. Hint

Chengdu

Xian

Kunming

Chongqing

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Question 13 of 20

13. This city was the capital of Southern Sung dynasty (1126-1279). It was visited in the 13th century by Marco Polo, who knew it as Kinsai. Hint

Fuzhou

Xiamen

Shanghai

Hangzhou

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Question 14 of 20

14. This city is the county seat of Bexar County in Texas.

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Question 15 of 20

15. This city is the capital of Texas.

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Question 16 of 20

16. This city is the largest city in Texas.

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Question 17 of 20

17. This city is the capital of Louisiana.

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18. This city was founded in 1718 by French colonist Sieur de Bienville. It was made the capital of the French colony a few years later. It was ceded to Spain in 1763, ceded back to France in 1803, and then sold to the US the same year. It was the capital of Louisiana from 1812-1849.

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Question 19 of 20

19. This city was made the capital of the territory of Florida in 1823. It was made the state capital of Florida in 1845.

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Question 20 of 20

20. This city is the county seat of Duval county in Florida.

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. This city is in Morocco. It was destroyed by an earthquake in 1960.

Answer: Agadir

Today, Agadir is a rebuilt city with tourist facilities.

2. This city was made the capital of the Fatimid Dynasty in 973. It was also the capital of the Mamluk sultans in the 13th century.

Answer: Cairo

Cairo is Africa�s biggest city, and the capital of Egypt.

3. This city is an important Egyptian port. Its situated at the south terminus of a canal built in 1859-69, under the direction of French diplomat and canal promoter Ferdinand de Lesseps.

Answer: Suez

Suez was repeatedly damaged during Egypt's wars with Israel.

4. This city is Israel's only port at the Red Sea.

Answer: Elat

Elat is Israel's leading oil port.

5. This city is a seaport town in Jordan, at the Red Sea. It's Jordan's only seaport.

Answer: Aqaba

Aqaba was occupied by Israel 1956-57. It served as an important supply transit point for Iraq during its war with Iran in the 1980s.

6. This city is a major Iraqi port at the Shatt al Arab. It's a center of oil refining and export.

Answer: Basra

Basra was heavily damaged during the 1980s Iran-Iraq war and during the 1991 Persian Gulf War.

7. This city is an industrial and commercial city. It is the capital of the Fars province in Iran. It is the birthplace of poets Sa�di and Hafez.

Answer: Shiraz

Ruins of ancient Persepolis are about 55 km away.

8. This city is the capital of the Baluchistan province in Pakistan.

Answer: Quetta

Quetta was occupied by the British in 1876 and destroyed by an earthquake in 1935, but was later rebuilt.

9. This city is in Punjab, Pakistan near Chenab River. It was ruled by the Afghans (1779-1818), by the Sikhs (1818-1849), and was under British sovereignty (1849-1947).

Answer: Multan

Alexander the Great conquered the city in the 4th Century BC.

10. This city is the joint capital of the Punjab and Haryana states in India.

Answer: Chandigarh

Chandigarh is also a union territory of India.

11. This city is the capital of Tibet.

Answer: Lhasa

Lhasa was occupied by China in 1951.

12. This city was the capital of China 1937-45. It used to be in the Sichuan province (prior to 1997) but is now an autonomous administrative region.

Answer: Chongqing

Chongqing was the capital of China under Kuomintang rule 1937-45.

13. This city was the capital of Southern Sung dynasty (1126-1279). It was visited in the 13th century by Marco Polo, who knew it as Kinsai.

Answer: Hangzhou

Hangzhou was devastated in the Taiping Rebellion of 1861.

14. This city is the county seat of Bexar County in Texas.

Answer: San Antonio

San Antonio was captured by the Mexicans in a historic siege of the Alamo.

15. This city is the capital of Texas.

Answer: Austin

Austin was made the capital of the Republic of Texas in 1839. It was the capital of state of Texas from 1845.

16. This city is the largest city in Texas.

Answer: Houston

Houston was the capital of the Republic of Texas 1837-39.

17. This city is the capital of Louisiana.

Answer: Baton Rouge

Baton Rouge was the capital of Louisiana from 1849-61 and since 1882.

Answer: New Orleans

New Orleans was sold to the US in 1803; by the then-French First Consul (later Emperor) Napoleon Bonaparte.

19. This city was made the capital of the territory of Florida in 1823. It was made the state capital of Florida in 1845.

Answer: Tallahassee

Tallahassee was a settlement visited by Spanish explorer Hernando de Soto in 1539.

20. This city is the county seat of Duval county in Florida.

Answer: Jacksonville

Jacksonville was damaged by fire in 1901, but has become an important cultural, financial and commercial centre. Its population doubled between 1960 and 1970.

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